Newcastle Institute for Energy & Resources Innovation Launchpad

Giving SMEs the resources, knowledge, networks and infrastructure to transform ideas into enterprise

The Innovation Launchpad provides an opportunity for scale-up SMEs to work with world-class researchers at the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) to test, pilot and demonstrate new products leading to commercialisation and global competitiveness.

Businesses will be embedded with a NIER research group to provide high-impact research producing innovative outcomes to meet real world challenges, with access to a collaborative office environment and industrial research infrastructure.

The Launchpad will coordinate highly informative workshops and briefings by industry and research leaders, facilitate networking opportunities at regular events, and provide support to identify market opportunities through formal introductions to key industry and government stakeholders.